House The Cat`s Meow In Feline Amenities

Skitty Witty is the trade name for a structure resembling a stereo console cabinet that contains litter box and feeding and sleeping facilities for your little darling Fluffy.

Measuring 48 inches long, 42 inches wide and 24 1/2 inches tall, Skitty Witty is the creation of William Runion of Winston-Salem, N.C., who says that it looks like ``a typical piece of furniture.`` It is constructed of poplar or oak, though it can be custom-ordered in cherry. Its removable wheels can be locked to keep it from rolling.

When the cat enters, its weight on wall-to-wall carpeting activates an interior light (for reading, perhaps?). The light is on a timer, in case Kitty prefers to sleep in the dark.

But the main feature of this structure is a luxury litter box 16-by-22 inches, 6 inches deep, with a fan for ventilation and charcoal filter to minimize odor. The fan, on a timer, will run from 25 seconds to almost 11 hours. There also is storage for cat food or litter bags.

A ``penthouse`` canopy bed with a plastic waterbed is an option on top of the console. Its mattress is covered on both sides with foam in a slipcover to match the canopy. The canopy comes in four ``decorator`` colors.

The waterbed is heated indirectly -- it requires no electricity. Runion says its cover is made of the same fabric as that used in astronauts` body- heat reflection suits. It will reflect the cat`s own body heat as it sleeps atop the bed. However, adds Runion, ``long-haired cats don`t like heat, so you can turn the bed over, so the body-heat reflection material is on the bottom.`` Or you can skip it entirely: Runion says his cats won`t use the bed, so he puts his stereo on top.

The cathouse has five doors, plus one side opening. One door gives access to the water and food dish. The right top door is for food storage, plus access to the timer for the fan and lights.

Complete privacy is assured the resident cat. If anyone wishes to know whether Kitty`s at home, check the indicator light that goes on when the animal steps inside.

Runion designed Skitty Witty for his own cat, Smoky. ``He`s the cause for all of this,`` Runion says of his ``traditional`` brown house. ``We have it in our living room.``

The price is $450 plus shipping ($475 if the waterbed is heated), if ordered directly from Skitty Witty. Prices through dealers may vary, depending on distance, from $795 up. (In California, where real estate prices are always higher, Skitty Witty is selling at $1,000.)

The waterbed alone is $55 plus shipping, directly from Runion. It sells on the West Coast for $79.95.

But Runion reminds us you have to look at the price this way: ``This thing will last a cat 16 years, its lifetime.``

And after your cat has led a full life in his own luxury cathouse, you might want to think of having him go to that big Scratching Post in the sky in style:

Runion has just started a line of animal caskets at $175 each plus shipping ($7 to $14), to supply the bereaved. The casket comes in pink, white, blue and brown with a plaque that says ``Our darling`` on top.